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Probably not. Government granted monopolies only make sense when there are government forced delays as in drug approval. And even there, there are a lot of prob
by bubblethink 7y ago
Probably not. Government granted monopolies only make sense when there are government forced delays as in drug approval. And even there, there are a lot of problematic cases.
- cloverich 7y agoIn addition to banning software patents, a positive step could be to prove that developing the patent required substantial investment and would not be feasible without the patent -- as is the case with (current) drug development and laws. That would at least raise the bar and burden of proof of social benefit to the one filing.